The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-05

stationed at Sackett's Harbor, has sue
seeded in swindling the Jefferson
County National Bank of this city out
of something over 5000. Faherback
was the Quartermaster's clerk, and an
abstract was made out in favor of Geo.
Hall q Co., of Owensburg, in payment
for coal to which he forged Halls
signature. Faherback was honorably
discharged from the service, and was
finely educated, and had extensively
travelled through Europe. He spoke
five languages.
A CONVICT SUICIDES.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kans., April 3d.
James Anderson, convict at the Kan
SaS state penitentiary here, Suicided in
the Pen coal mine this morning, cut
ting his throat with common table
knife, which was used by the convict
miners to cut the wicking for their pit
lamps. Anderson was one OF a num-
Der of tramps who attempted to burn
the Lyon County jail at EmpoTia, about
a year ago. He was convicted of arson
and sentenced to ten years. imprison-
ment, entering the institution Just a
| year ago, on April /. He was "a years
of age and first-class prisoner, never
giving his keepers any trouble. He
has never written or received any let
tiers since his incarceration.
SKIPPED OUT.
WINFIELD, Kas., May 2.-Late last
night Justice Brandon issued warrant
for the arrest of District ATTORNEY
Thomas +. MCGOWAN on complaint of
supervisor VannOStrand, of Newton,
who charges MCGOWAN with misS-ap-
preparation of town funds. The
Constable to whom the warrant was
given to serve was unable to find Nc
Gowan who, it is believed, has gone to
Canada. He left here Saturday after
noon and did not return. The actual
amount of the defalcation so far as
now known is within few dollars of
SIS, 500.
MURDERED WITH BEER GLASS.
KANSAS CITY, May 2.-Andrew Nell
son was struck over the head with a
beer glass by barkeeper named Con
Adams to night, His skull was frac-
tured, and he will die.
FIT. SCOTS FIEND CAPTURED.
KANSAS CITY, May IA Times
Fit. Scott, Kas., special says: Blue
Jay Williams, the negro, who outraged
Mrs. Fowler Saturday morning, has
been captured, but his whereabouts is
kept secret for fear of lynching. The
negroes in the town met tonight and
organized to prevent any injustice done
to their race. They do not specially
oppose the lynching of Williams, but
they do not want it to extend any fur
ther.
THE FOTHERINGHAM CASE.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 2.-The case of
David S. Fotheringham, alleged to
have been an accomplice in the robbery
of the Adams Express Company on the
st. Louis u San Francisco Railroad by
Jim Cummings some months ago.
was called in the Criminal Court this
morning, and both sides announcing
their readiness for trial, the work of
empanell1ng jury was proceeded with
at once. At 2 p. m. four jurymen had
been obtained.
FIRE AT OTTAWA.
OTTAWA, KanS., May 2.-Early this
morning the livery barn of Killer &
Plunkett was totally destroyed by fire. |
Loss on horses, $11 500; insurance, $3.50; |
barn and other contents, So, 500; insur- |
ance, So 200.
COAL MINE ON FIRE.
WHKEsBARRE, Pa, May 2-This |
evening the coal on fire in No. l col |
liery was burning more fiercely than |
ever. Preparations are being made to |
flood the mine. The loss SO far is es-
timated at 100000.
KILLED ON RAILROAD TRESTLE.
KANSAS CITY, No., A Times Car
thage Mo-, special says: While walk |
ing on the Missouri Pacific Railroad |
trestle near here yesterday Mrs. VIII |
liam COrbitt and her year old brother
Willie Shaw were overtaken by a |
freight train. Mrs. Corbitt threw her |
brother off the trestle, but was herself |
struck by the train and so badly in
jured that she died in a few hours. |
The boy is suffering from conclusion
OF the brain and cannot live.